Control unit and electric power steering device

1. A control unit controlling a motor in an electronic power steering device, comprising:

a heat dissipation substrate including

an electronic component including a semiconductor die of a field effect transistor and a heat spreader that is joined to a lower surface of the semiconductor die, and

a plurality of thermal vias which pass through a mounting surface on which the heat spreader is mounted, a rear surface of the mounting surface, and the heat dissipation substrate between the mounting surface and the rear surface; and

a heat sink provided on a rear surface side of the mounting surface and conducting heat of the heat dissipation substrate at least on a rear surface of the heat spreader through a thermal interface material;

wherein in the heat dissipation substrate,

at least the plurality of thermal vias are disposed in a projection region of the heat spreader in which the heat spreader is projected to the mounting surface in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface,

the plurality of thermal vias include a metal thin film on an inner wall of a through-hole passing through the heat dissipation substrate between the mounting surface and a rear surface of the mounting surface,

a surface density of the plurality of thermal vias which occupy the mounting surface per unit area is at least partially different,

the plurality of thermal vias do not exist on an outer side of the projection region of the heat spreader,

the plurality of thermal vias surrounding a periphery of the semiconductor die are disposed in a vicinity of an outer edge of the heat spreader, the plurality of thermal vias being disposed on an outer side in a projection region of the semiconductor die and in the projection region of the heat spreader,

the plurality of thermal vias include: a first thermal via located in the vicinity of the outer edge or the heat spreader; a second thermal via located inside the projection region of the semiconductor die and adjacent to the first thermal via, and a third thermal via located on an inner side of the projection region of the semiconductor die more than the adjacent second thermal via is located, and

an arrangement interval between the first thermal via and the second thermal via is larger than an arrangement interval between the third thermal via and the adjacent second thermal via.

2. The control unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein a total increased area of a conductor foil which increases due to the plurality of thermal vias is 50 mm 2 or greater with respect to an area of 100 mm 2 of the conductor foil on the mounting surface.

3. The control unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein an inner diameter of the plurality of thermal vias is equal to or less than the thickness of the heat dissipation substrate.

4. The control unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of thermal vias includes thermal vias having inner diameters different from each other.

5. The control unit according to claim 4 ,

wherein when an arrangement interval of the thermal vias adjacent to each other increases, an inner diameter of the thermal vias decreases.

6. The control unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipation substrate is a multi-layer substrate, and

a heat conductive material is provided on the rear surface, and heat conducted from the plurality of thermal vias is conducted to the heat sink through the heat conductive material.

7. An electric power steering device, comprising:

the control unit according to claim 1 mounted on the electric power steering device.

8. The control unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the number of the plurality of thermal vias ranges from 30 to 40.